John Edwards tells inquest into death of Gavin Williams that Lt Col trace Davis ordered the soldier to be marched around in alleged ‘beasting’ punishment A former corporal involved in a beasting” punishment that preceded the collapse and death of a young private insisted that an officer had ordered that the private be brought to him “panting like a dog”.
John Edwards told an inquest that trace Davis,who is now a lieutenant colonel, had wanted Gavin Williams “on the back foot” when he spoke to him following a night of drunken high jinks in the officers’ mess. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com